Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) Issues Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) updated its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.050-3.220 for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $301.0 million-$311.5 million. Grand Canyon Education also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 8.430-8.820 EPS.

Grand Canyon Education Price Performance

Shares of Grand Canyon Education stock traded up $7.55 during trading on Thursday, hitting $191.57. The stock had a trading volume of 158,477 shares, compared to its average volume of 139,035. Grand Canyon Education has a 12 month low of $126.17 and a 12 month high of $192.18. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $170.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is $155.18. The stock has a market cap of $5.58 billion, a PE ratio of 25.17, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.74.

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $2.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.93 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $292.57 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $289.62 million. Grand Canyon Education had a net margin of 22.09% and a return on equity of 31.01%. Analysts expect that Grand Canyon Education will post 8.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently weighed in on LOPE shares. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $180.00 target price on shares of Grand Canyon Education in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on shares of Grand Canyon Education from $170.00 to $186.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Grand Canyon Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on Grand Canyon Education from $152.00 to $173.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CTO Dilek Marsh sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $166.07, for a total value of $249,105.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer now owns 21,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,516,366.18. This represents a 6.62 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 2.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Grand Canyon Education Company Profile

Grand Canyon Education, Inc provides education services to colleges and universities in the United States. It offers technology services, including learning management system, internal administration, infrastructure, and support services; academic services, such as program and curriculum, faculty and related training and development, class scheduling, and skills and simulation lab sites; and counseling services and support services comprising admission, financial aid, and field experience and other counseling services.